O level papers from 1957, 1962, and 1968

I found these old 1968 GCSE [then called O’ level] Maths papers in my study. Try them and see what you think.

1968 O Level Maths Paper 1   * 1968 O Level Maths Paper 2

And these are 1962 Ordinary Level Maths papers – passed to me by my dear friend, Frank.

1962 O Level Maths Paper 1 * 1962 O Level Maths Paper 2

And Graham’s  1957 Ordinary  Level Maths Papers

[Originally posted at Maths Answers]

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